A cookbook is only as good as its worst recipe.
--Julia Child
Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? I am sure that an unhappy or suspicious stomach, constricted and uneasy with worry, cannot digest properly.
--Julia Child
Being tall is an advantage, especially in business. People will always remember you. And if you're in a crowd, you'll always have some clean air to breathe.
--Julia Child
Everything can have drama if it's done right. Even a pancake.
--Julia Child
How can a nation be called great if its bread tastes like kleenex?
--Julia Child
I don't think about whether people will remember me or not. I've been an okay person. I've learned a lot. I've taught people a thing or two. That's what's important. Sooner or later the public will forget you, the memory of you will fade. What's important is the individuals you've influenced along the way.
--Julia Child
I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pick your own God and be true to him. I always say 'him' rather than 'her.' Maybe it's because of my generation, but I don't like the idea of a female God. I see God as a benevolent male.
--Julia Child
I have trouble with toast. Toast is very difficult. You have to watch it all the time or it burns up.
--Julia Child
I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.
--Julia Child
In the 1960s, you could eat anything you wanted, and of course, people were smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things, and there was no talk about fat and anything like that, and butter and cream were rife. Those were lovely days for gastronomy, I must say.
--Julia Child
It's hard to imagine a civilization without onions.
--Julia Child
It's so beautifully arranged on the plate- you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
--Julia Child
Life itself is the proper binge.
--Julia Child
My, I get so depressed after a poor meal; that's why I can never stay in England for more than a week.
--Julia Child
The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.
--Julia Child
The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.
--Julia Child
Why not just make the damn thing properly and eat less of it?
(on low-fat alternatives to traditional dishes.)
--Julia Child
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